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Prioritizing investments for climate-smart agriculture: Lessons learned from Mali
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80477
Abstract
Agricultural productivity and growth in Mali are under threat from erratic rainfall, resulting in more frequent dry years. The national economy is vulnerable to climate change due to 50% of the gross domestic product coming from the agricultural sector and 75% of the population living in rural areas. The Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) concept arises from a need to provide innovative solutions towards the…
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A Bayesian method to support global out-scaling of water-efficient rice technologies from pilot project areas
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70261
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This article present a Bayesian probabilistic method to support out-scaling of technologies from pilot projects. The method is applied to aerobic rice, a water-saving technology with probable global potential. The method assumes that areas similar to pilot sites are more likely to adopt than those that are different or unfavourable. Similarity is defined from climate, landscape and…
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Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42313
Abstract
The need to adapt to climate change is now widely recognised as evidence of its impacts on social and natural systems grows and greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Yet efforts to adapt to climate change, as reported in the literature over the last decade and in selected case studies, have not led to substantial rates of implementation of adaptation actions despite substantial investments in…
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Perspectives: legislating change
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51426
Publication year
2013
Authors
Campbell, Bruce M.
Kinyangi, James
Nersisyan, A
Leigh, RA
Dibb-Leigh, JA
Zougmoré, Robert B.
Seré Rabé, Carlos
Aggarwal, Pramod K.
Hoefner, F
Full Citation
Campbell, Bruce, Kinyangi, James, Nersisyan, Avetik, Leigh, Roger A.,…
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Aspectos fisiológicos de la precocidad en el frijol común
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55795
Publication year
1989
Authors
White, Jeffrey W.
Full Citation
White, Jeffrey W. 1989. Aspectos fisiológicos de la precocidad en el frijol común. In: Beebe, Stephen (ed.). Taller Internacional de Mejoramiento Genético de Frijol (1988, Cali, Colombia). Temas actuales en…
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Response to G.W. Sileshi’s Letter to the Editor on AGEE13857 (2015): Exclusion of soil macrofauna did not affect soil quality – statistical artefact or true lack of effect?
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70135
Publication year
2016
Authors
Paul, Birthe K.
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet
Ayuke, Fredrick O.
Six, Johan
Vanlauwe, Bernard
Full Citation
Paul, Birthe…
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Forty years of farming systems classification for enhanced food security and poverty reduction
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68854
Abstract
Further progress towards improved food security and rural incomes and realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) requires a substantial increase in agricultural production, particularly of cereal crops such as maize, rice and wheat. During the four decades of experience with farming systems analyses, there has been a progressive broadening of research and development agendas and…
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Greenhouse gas emissions along a peat swamp forest degradation gradient in the Peruvian Amazon: soil moisture and palm roots effects
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93077
Abstract
Tropical peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon exhibit high densities of Mauritia flexuosa palms, which are often cut instead of being climbed for collecting their fruits. This is an important type of forest degradation in the region that could lead to changes in the structure and composition of the forest, quality and quantity of inputs to the peat, soil…
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The Tanga Dairy Platform: Fostering innovations for more efficient dairy chain coordination in Tanzania
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73664
Abstract
The Tanga Dairy Platform, created in 2008, is an informal forum of different stakeholders involved in the dairy industry of Tanzania’s Northeastern Tanga region. The platform’s objective is to exchange knowledge and develop joint actions to common problems. Six years on, it is a sustainable example of a commodity association addressing the joint problems of the region’s dairy industry.…
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Tropical forest-transition landscapes: a portfolio for studying people, tree crops and agro-ecological change in context
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83230
Abstract
Nudging the development trajectory of tropical landscapes towards sustainability requires a global commitment and policies that take diverse contexts and forest transitions into account. Out-scaling and upscaling landscape-level actions to achieve sustainable development goals globally need to be based on understanding of extrapolation domains and interconnectivity of…
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Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82611
Abstract
Despite the considerable progress made in the last decade towards building governance systems for climate change adaptation in Africa, implementation still limits positive responses. This study applies an iterative process of field assessments and literature reviews across multiple governance levels and spatial scales to identify constraints to effective formulation and implementation of…
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Selection and breeding for acid-soil tolerance in crops: Upland rice and tropical forages as case studies
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77757
Publication year
1993
Authors
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Zeigler, Robert S.
Vera, Raúl R.
Sarkarung, Surapong
Full Citation
Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Zeigler, Robert S.; Vera, Raúl R.; Sarkarung, Surapong. 1993. Selection and…
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Potential of deterministic and geostatistical rainfall interpolation under high rainfall variability and dry spells: case of Kenya’s Central Highlands
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73658
Publication year
2016
Authors
Kisaka, M. Oscar
Mucheru-Muna, M.
Ngetich, Felix K.
Mugwe, J.
Mugendi, D.
Mairura, Franklin S.
Shisanya, Chris A.
Makokha, G. L…
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Implicaciones que tienen los estudios sobre los orígenes del frijol común, Phaseolus vulgaris L. para los mejoradores de frijol
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55790
Publication year
1989
Authors
Debouck, Daniel G.
Tohme, Joseph M.
Full Citation
Debouck, Daniel G.; Tohme, Joseph M. 1989. Implicaciones que tienen los estudios sobre los orígenes del frijol…
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Exclusion of soil macrofauna did not affect soil quality but increased crop yields in a sub-humid tropical maize-based system
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66003
Publication year
2015
Authors
Paul, Birthe K.
Vanlauwe, Bernard
Hoogmoed, Marianne
Hurisso, T.
Ndabamenye, T.
Terano, Y.
Six, Johan
Ayuke, Fredrick O.
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet…
